Oven-baked Zucchini And Tomato (tian From Provence)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 large onions, peel and slice in thin half julienne
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 8 large plum tomatoes, cut in lengthwise rings of about 1/2 cm thickness
• 1 1/2 lbs zucchini, medium-sized, slice in crosswise into 1/2-inch diagonal slices

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a skillet, heat 1 tbsp of oil over medium heat. add onions and sauté 10 minutes, or until tender.
• 3 add 1 tsp of thyme and 1/4 tsp of salt and pepper to the onions and remove from heat.
• 4 arrange the tomatoes, zucchini and onion slices in orderly rows across the width of 2 1/2 qt shallow baking dish preferably clay. (can use glass baking dish).
• 5 in small bowl, combine remaining 3 tablespoons of oil, 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper and mix it all together. drizzle over vegetables.
• 6 cover the baking dish tightly with foil. bake for 15 minutes; uncover, and bake another 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender; let stand 10 minutes before serving.